Articles Tagged ‘hurricane sandy’
HUD Secretary Tours Sandy-ravaged Long Island
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan urged Congress to approve $60.4 billion in Superstorm Sandy aid after he toured damaged parts of…
Social Media a Lifeline in Post-Sandy Long Island
It was 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 30 and the anonymous person behind the City of Long Beach’s Facebook page somehow squeezed this seemingly ho-hum message…
LIRR to Resume Full Rush Hour Service Monday
The Long Island Rail Road will operate full morning and evening rush hour service on Monday, a result of Amtrak restoring signal system capacity in…
NY Mostly Ignored Reports Warning of Superstorm
More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a…
Obama Request for Sandy Aid Could Face Hurdles
President Barack Obama’s proposal for $60.4 billion in federal aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year congressional…
Life Goes on Post-Hurricane Sandy…Slowly
Kevin Collins is enjoying relaxing music and sifting through a…
